Wrench



Feb. 9, 1932.

| A. CORNELIUS WRENCH Filed Nov. 28, 1930 INVENTOR.

Iauf: .29. Cornelia;

ATTORNEYJ VPatentecl Fe b Q, a.

' V LOUIS A; CORNELIUS,- or ennnn Barrios; wonxs, on GRAND nnrrn'snrcnrenn n V A lication filed November 28j-f$ The presentiin vention relates to wrench es, particularly such as have spaced aws gripping the work therebetween; and its 'object-is to provide an improved-wrench of that character having a handle carrying. the jaws turriably thereon to positions wherein the wrenching operation maybe elfected by the lateral movement of the handle or by its rota:

tive movement, about its longitudinal axis; and further, to provide in such awrench im- .proved means forreleasably holding said- 7 jaws in turned position; 7, V

iv ,7 This and'any {other and more specific Objects hereinafter appearingare attained g and the inventionj finds preferable embodi- V 'ment in, the illustrative-wrench structure particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated'by the accom panying drawings, in which: 1

' Figure 1 is a side view of awrench showing in solid lines its aws turned-on the handle to one operative position, and showing in dotted 7 lines thesaid jaws turned to another opera- :tive position; 1' p v g V Figure 2 'is'fa side View of the same, turned a quarter] way aroundabout the handles V longitudinal axis i taken .011, line 66 of Figure 5; and r l lgure 3fis, a left-hand end view, of the same (i. 'e.- the endofthe wrench carrying the jaws), the handle being shown in transverse section taken on line 3'3 of Figure 2 ;e r

Figure 4 is -a fragmentaryyiew of said end of the wrench, thejaws being turnedon the handleto' a position intermediate opera tive positions; H p

Figure '5.1s a ;s1de v1ew of parts of the wrench showing; a modified construction Figure 6-isa sectional View of said parts Figure 7 is a side iew of parts of awrench showing another modified construction.

In these drawings is illustrated awrench 1 haying-an elongated handle 1 providedrwith a rotary 'bearing-2'wh0se axis extends transing a spindle, portion 5 'frotatable, in said fi Qibearing '2; The outerijaw 4' is mounted on respectively;-

- ne aw -san aiyaaaa en ines verseito the taxis-iofbearing '52; thewjaws being 1 Tillie. hand s I angularly' 1 spaced; -keeper'.. recesses. 9:1haiving .piifotallyrconnected by a piiitle 26 passin 3 through theme 7 and 810i jaws sa di inclined; oppositesidesfl O-as seen in" Figures 5;: and 6 or (and? preferably) with" recesses 9 whose opposite sidesar'e li'espectively clinefd as shown. at --1(l and? abrupt" as shown' at;10?':in:,thegotlier yiewsgwherein these re; cessesrQ} form essentially ratehet-teethQTm-a;

inlierj am iliasxa detntsi'n .fd'rmja radial 11:;jextgari'ding:tlhrougliJits spindle portion-5" I engaging in athe "recesses '9. toiyieldingly ho'lds'the jaws .againstturning in the bearing.

2; 'orfin the recesses 9% to holdlthe jaws front turning 111.0116 direction and permit theirf turningeinoyemntginithe opposite;- direction.

Aioiled spring12surroundingthis spindle. portion-iahd pressin" V k betweenitsd i'sk collar l3'fand aeshoulde'r 14 f handleyieldi'ngly engagement infgthe cent surfaces. 115, 161 respectively pro'videdias'f shown with Fse'rrations1 and robp'eratingi to i grip between them thework piece, as ,ati ren- Iarrodwo-rg pip indicated in dotted linefs at ,m-sirw 7 One pair of to en ine: re

dlels a'xis,-- whereupon Y the" handle is moved laterally in ta" plane at right angles .to the '7 pipesiaxis to wrench the same orthe jaws Inaybe turned toa position atright angles p 7 s's bitjw ar disposdiparalll y with-tile handles'long'ituidinal axis, another pair being. disposed at a be-turnedto' the position shown in Figures 2 I pipe l7 extending at right angles to thehani to thel 'handles axis as shown in'idotted lines inFigure 1 to grip a pipe-17 extending paoperation-1i rallelly vs ith' thehandle,whereupon the han- Y dle is rotated about its axisfin the wren hing;

A cros barhandle orti n 1'8 isshown slid}? able infa bearing 19 ofthe handlel. ,In the l modified construction shown in-Figure. 'Z the i ws- ,4 are notjconnected swingabl'y-relw ido 7 as: 5 V

tivelyto each other but are angularlyspaced I apart, the work (as the pipel'Z) being wedgingly held between them. The inner j awhas V a spindle portion, and a detent, andthehan dle has 1 rotary bearing with recesses in whieh' the detent engagesfall as shqwn in theother views; i .1; N I

The invention being intendedtobe pointed f out in the 'c1ain1s,'is not to be limited to 011 V I 19 y t ls' f: b uc b fdf*pirt cu m? 1 1 *1 bodi'ments there efillustrated'bythedrawings or hereinbeforedescribed. j r v l I claim:

' 1.'A wrench compl ising afhandlgcegper e siting jaws disposed wholly at One side of the; handle:parellel therewithand'pivoted thereto tozjface forwardly,}reaitwerdly:or:lat-

7' 7' erallyg'tand holding -Ineans0r=securing the V l H w v jaws inthe'desired adjusted :position; 0:1" J 7 jaws and handle.

' I 3Q -f0rwardly orhrearwa'rdly or'laterallyga-co- 20 12A wrench comprising a handleyco operaftingjawsidispesed wh011yet one:sideof the"; handle-parallel therewith and l pivoted thereto .to face :Eorwardl-y,rearwa;ydly- 01'Y1aterally, anda rateheticonnection between the 3; :A wrencheomprlsing-a handle, aj'aw at 1 one side of thehandle parallel therewith" and H e fpivoted'therete to turnlabout anaxi's fierpen}; 1

diculari to theqhandle'into positions-facing i aeting -jz iw carried by'the'ipivotedjaw,.and a 'holldin'g'means'betweenithe:npivoted jaw and handle to Zmeintain them .in the desired-position.

' iA -wrench:een iji isiile hendle heving a "40 havingewdetentitd engage thewsai'd recesses,

. transverse bearingrandreeesses ett'he sides :of i w r the bearing, v'jaw pzirzilleljwithehd disposed I at one side-o'fi the handle andzprevidedwith egs'pindle mounted in the saidbeering and aspring 'hqldin'g the;:.detent. in thefi 'ecesses, V andlalseeond jawg-pivotedto.thefirstmen-" -,tiond jaw 1; 1 4

- In testimony hereofil-liaveihereunto set.

" 5 my hand at GrandiRapids, Michigan; this 1 I Y 

